Studying this morning's four readings from the St. James Daily Devotional Guide (click to subscribe), I examined myself with these questions. Where is your self-examination leading today?
Psalms 5:1-12. Verse 11 KJV, what is there right now in my relationship with God, his goodness to me and mine, that makes me want to shout for joy?
II Samuel 1:1-26. Verse 23, Saul eulogized by David, despite everything. When have I suddenly seen the better side of a flawed, unlovely personality? What’s the lesson for me in that?
Acts 10:9-23. Verses 13-15, are there ways in which I’m holding a narrower view of what God accepts and cares about, where he wants me to have a wider view? What am I excluding that he wants me to include?
Mark 5:21-43. Verses 28-30 and 34-36, Jesus under pressure yet interruptible and unhurried; why? How can I be more like that today, no matter how busy it gets?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.